//scilab 5.4.1 clear; clc; printf("\t\t\tProblem Number 10.4\n\n\n"); // Chapter 10 : Refrigeration // Problem 10.4 (page no. 506) // Solution COP=4.5; //Coefficient of performance //From problem 10.1 HPperTOR=4.717/COP; //Horsepower per ton of refrigeration //Unit:hp/ton Qremoved=1000; //Unit:Btu/min //From problem 10.1 //1000 Btu/min /200 Btu/min ton = 5 tons of refrigeration HPrequired=HPperTOR*5; //The horsepower required //unit:hp printf("The horsepower required is %f hp\n",HPrequired); //In problem 10.1, 77.2 Btu/min was required printf("The power required is %f hp\n",77.2*778*inv(33000)); //1 Btu=778 ft*lbf //1 min*hp = 33000 ft*lbf //The ratio of the power required in each problem is the same as the inverse ratio of the COP value //Therefore, printf("The power required is %f hp\n",(COP/12.95)*HPrequired); //COP(in problem 10.1)=12.95 printf("This checks our results")